WELL · 42-461-38096 · DISTRICT 7
Neal 46 A #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Neal 46 A #1 (API 42-461-38096) is a well in Upton County operated by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., completed November 14, 2012.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2012 and 2014, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon Holdings LP and has since transferred to Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 245K barrels of oil and 822K mcf of gas since November 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon Holdings LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Permits on file
- 3,078
- Phone
- (303) 623-2300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. |
| Production reports | Reverence Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPJul 15, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 2014
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 2012
- completed
- 245K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 822K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal 46 A O-9-18796 | Spraberry (Trend Area) R 40 Exc | Reverence Operating LLC | 6 | 176K | 663K | Mar 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Neal 46 A O-9-18278 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 2 | 68.8K | 159K | Nov 2012 – Mar 2016 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,127 · prior 12 3,315(+24%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,100 · prior 12 22,548(-46%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Midenergy Operating, LLCNov 2012 → Jan 2014
- 2Athlon Holdings LPMar 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Sep 2025
- 5Reverence Operating LLCOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 786170-99 | Recompletion | Athlon Holdings LP | May 5, 2014 | Jul 15, 2014 | Aug 6, 2012 | 11,320 |
| 739680-99 | Drill | Midenergy Operating, LLC | May 1, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | Aug 6, 2012 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-18278 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-18796 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,802 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,050 | 11,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,226 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 11,315 | 8.75 | 1,590 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 10, 2015 | Jul 22, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 20, 2014 | Feb 6, 2013 | Yes |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-461-38096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-38096 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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